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Governing  the  Condition  of,  and  Repairs  to, 

Freight  Cars 

FOR  THE  IBTERCHANGE  OF  TRAFFIC, 


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Revised  at  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y.,  June,  1886.^ 

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;.   THE  WITHIN  RULES  AND  RATES  HAVE  BEEN  ADOPTED  BY 
THE    GRA14D    TRUNK    RAILWAY    COMPANY, 

AND    TAK-E    EFFECT    ON    AUGUST    1 ,    1886. 

All  claims  for  wheels  and  axles  furnished  to  replace  those  broken,  also 
for  cars  damaged  or  destroyed,  should,  l)e  sent  to  Mr.  Hekbbrt  Wallib, 
Mecluiniml  Superintendent,  Montreal,  for  the  Orand  Trunk  Division,  and  to 
Mn.  C.  K.  DoMviLLE,  Mechanical  Superintendent,  Hamilton,  for  the  Oreat 
Western  Division;  to  whom  please  supply  reports  of  this  Company's  cars 
damaged  or  destroyed  on'  your  line. 

JOSEPH    HICKSON, 

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CODE  OF  RULES 

GOVERNING  TH£  CONDITION  OF,  AND  REPAIRS  TO,  FREIGHT 

CARS  FOR  THE  INTERCHANGE  OF  TRA>FIC" 

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Adopted  by  the '\Jff aster  Car-Builders'  AssociAT^bjy. 


If  vised  at  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y.,  June,  1886. 


V  '   GENERAL.  ^ 

Rule  1 — ^Each  Railway  Company  shall  give  to  foreign  cars, 
while  on  it^  line,  the  same  care  as  to  oiling  and  packing  that  it 
gives  to  its  own  cars.     ,  ^  . 

DELIVERING  AND  RECEIVIN4J  CARS  iT  INTERCHANGE  POINTS. 

Rule  2 — Cars  mtl#  tt^  delivered  in  good  ruiitpi  „  ., 
returned  in  as  good  g4^|]:<al  condition  as  when  received. 

Rcle  3 — Cars  may .  be  refused  for  any  of  the  following 
defects:  "  ', 

DEFECTS   OF  WBEIELS.  / 

a.  Wdm  or  sHd  flat,  exceeding  2  J  inches  in  length  or  diametel*. 

6.  Worn  flange,  flanges  less  than  one  inch  thick,  or  having 
,  flat  vertical  surfaces,  extending  more  than  |  inch  from 
tread. 

c.  Whieelgjjracked  or  broken  in  any  manner.        ) 

d.  SheUed  out ;  Wheels  -with  treads  defective  on  account  of 

circular  pieces  shelling  out,  leaving  round,  flat  spots 


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deepest- at  the  edge,  with  a  raised  centre.  Wheels 
must  "not  be  condemned  from  this  cause,  unless  the 
spots  are  over  2.J  inches  in  length,  or  diameter,  or  are 
so  numerous  as  to  endanger  the  safety  of  the  wheel, 
c  'WTheels  chipped  on  the  rim,  leaving  tread  less  than  3| 
•  inches  in  width  when  measured  from  the  flange  at  a 
point  I  inches  above  tread. 

/  Wheels  with  flanges  chipped,  so  that  they  are  unsafe  to 
run. 

g.  The  determinatioh  o^  flat  spots,  sharp  flanges,  thin  flanges 
and  chii^d  trends  shall  be  madfe  by  a  gauge  of  the 
following  form : 


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DEFECrS   OF   AXLES. 

h.  Axles  bent  or  with  journals  cut. 

4.  Axles  with  journals  of  ^ess  diameter  than  the  following 
;  Jimfts : 

60,000  lbs.  car limit,  3^  in. 


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DEFECTS   OF   MODNTiyO    WHEELS   ON   A^LES. 

j.  Loose  wheel.  ^1 

k.  Out  of  gauge,  or  wheels  that  measure  les^  than  4  feet  5 
inches  or  more  than  4  feet  5\  inches  Hetween  flanges, 
or  less  than  5  feet  4  inches  over  treads,  i 


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Cars  may  be  refused  if  their  wheels 

more  than  4  feet  5x  inches  here, 

or  les^  than  5  feet  4  inches  here^        ' 


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OTHER   DEFECTS. 


I.  Brakes  in  bad  order. 

m.  Brake  Wheels,  steps,  ladders  or  running  boards  in  bad 

order,  or  insecurely  fastened, 
u.  Drawbars  or  attachments  in  ibad  order. 
■    o.  Draft  sills  or  draft  timbers  spliced. , 

'p.  Intermediate  or  outside  sills  recently  spliced  in. a  manner 
not  prescribed  by  the  Rules. 

q.  Leaky  roofs  on  i^erchandise  or  grain  ears. 

r.  Doors  which  are*  not  sufficient  protection  against  fire  or 
storms.  ^^  ' 

«.  Special  or  general  defects  of  bodies  or  trucks,  which  ren- 
der cars  unsafe  to  run. 

Kt^LK  4— A  car  with  defects  which  do  not  render  it  unsafe 
to  run  must  be  accepted,  but  in  such  cases  the  Company  to 
whom  such  car  is  oflEered  may  require  that  a  defect  card  shall  be 
securely  attached  to  the  car,  preferably  on  the  inside  of  cross-tie 
timlier.  ^ 


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loofii,  le- 
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liTckB.re-  • 
spnnaiblUty 
for. 

Wheels  and 
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aged by  fair 
usage,  re- 
apoiunbUlty 
for. 


Wheels 
loose  and 
oat  of 
gauge. 


iRiTLE  6— Defect  cards  shall  be  4 J  inches  by  6\  inches,  and  of 
the  fprra  sh9wn  below.  They  shall  be  printed  on  both  sides, 
and  shall  be  filled  .in' on  both  sides  with  ink  Or  ipdelible  pencil. 


-  Car  No  .... 

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Initial Line 

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Will  he  received  at  any  point  on  this  company's 
the  following  defects : 

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wjih  ink  or  Indallbl* 
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RuLjs  6— Any  Company  finding  a  ear  with  a  defect  card 
attached  may  make  the  repairs  noted  by  the  card,  and  render  bill 
for  8am0  to  the  Company  attaching  card ;  the  card  to  accompany 
bill  as  voucher  for  the  work  done.  ^ — r 


DEFECTS  FOR  WHICH  OWNERS  ARE-  RESPONSIBLE.  ' 

Rule  7- — Roofs  lost  from  cars  on  account  of  faulty  qonstnie- 
tion,  shall  be  replaced  at  the  expense  of  the  owners.  ^ 

1   Rule  8 — Locks  on  cars  are  at  owner's  risk 

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Rule  9 — Wheels  and  axles  used  to  replace  those ..  broken  or 
worn  out  under  fair  usage  will  be  charged  to  the  Company  own- 
ing the  car.  Wheels  made  flat  by  sliding,  or  wheels  with  treads 
or  flanges  chipped,  are  not  to  be  considered  as  worn  out  under 
fair  usage ;  such  wheels  must  be  replaced  by  the  Company  sliding 
or  chipping  them  at  its  own  expense. 

Rule  10 — Loose  wheels  may  be  replaced,  or  wheels  out  -of 
gauge  may  be  resisted,  and  charged  toj)wner8. 


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Rule  11— Ift  the  case  of  cars  belongitrg  to  private  parties  or  I  J;^*«> 
corporations,  dther  than  Railway  Coirii)anie8,  or  that  are  not  «'««'"«'• 
Scared  for  or  controlled  by  a  railroad  company,  the  repairs  of  such 
'    parts  as  fail  under  fair  usage,  or  from  faulty  construction,  may  be 
made  by  Rail^ifay  Cbmpanies,  and  shall  be  paid  for  by  the  owners. 


BILLS  -FOR  WHEEL  AND*  AXLE  WORK. 


Wheels  and 


Rule  12— Bills  rendered  for  wheels  and  axles  shall  be  in  ac-   ^^j-^«^-~ 
cordance  with  the  following  schedule  of  prices  f or-material,  with  ,  for.  ' 
the  proper  debits  and  credits ; 


One  30-inch  wheel  (or  less). . . 


One  axle. 


10  00 


■?  00 


4  00 


and  with  an  additional  charge  of  $1.50  for  all  labor,  for  each  pair 
of  wheels  and  axle  removed  from  the  truck.    If  new  wheels  and 

•  axles  are  substituted  for  aeoond-iiand  wheels  and  axles,  proper 
charges  and  credits  shall  be  allQwed,  although  such  substitutiom 
be  made  on  account  ^j^y  one  loose  or  defective  wheel,  or  a. 

•  defective  axle.  ^M'^   ^    • 

Rule  13— Bill^for  wheej^  and  axle  work  shall  be  in  the  fol- 
lowing form:  ^ 


Wheels  and 
axles,  fonn 
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Bills  for  wlieel  and  a5cle  work  must  iitalfe  specific  mention  of 
each  wheel  and  axle  removed  or  applied: 

Bills  which  do  not  embody  all  the  information  called  for  by 
the  headings  of  the^  columns,  may  ])e  declined  until  Hiade  to  con- 
form to  the  requirements  of  the  rulfe.  Jf  no  marks  are  found  on, 
wheels  or  axles  removed,  a  notation  to  that  effect  must  he  mi^de 
on  face  of  bill.   ,^>  *  », 

Rule  1-1 — In  noting  on  bills  the  cause  of  removal  of  wheels 
add  axles,  the  following  terms  shall  be  used  :  \      - 

Worn  Flat — Flat  spots  exceeding  2 J  inches  in  length  or 
diameter.  Care  must  lie  taken  to  distinguish  this  defect  ftt)m 
'"  slid  flat."  . 

JTom  Flange — Flanges  le8sj;han  1  inch  thick,  ^r  having  flat 
vertical  slirface  extending  more  than  |  inches  from  the  tread. 

Cracked  Plate— Cracks  in  plate  wlien  not  extending  through 
hab  to  axle.     Length  of^ crack  must  be  stated. 

Oacked  Hub — Cracks  extending  from  axle  outwardly  through, 
hub.     Length  of  crack  must  be^tated.  1 

Cracked  Brackets — Bills  should  state  the  number  of  brackets 
cracked.     "  *        " '  '  '*' 

Broken  in  pieces —  '  ^  -    . 

Shelled  Out — Wheels  with  treads  defective  on  account*  of 
circular  pieces  shellmg  out,  leaving  round  flat  spots,  deepest  at 
the  edge,  with  a  raised  centre.  ^  \yheels  must  not  be  condemned 
from  this  caiisd,  unless  the  spots  are  over  2J  inches  in  length  or 
diameter,  or  are  so  numerous  aa  to  endaugei^  the  safety  of  the 
whejel.  ' 

Loose  Whg^f^ 

Out  of  (ratige — Bills  should  state  the  variation  from  limits 
prescribed  in  Eule  3.         ♦  -  , 

Small  Journal — Journal  smaller  thaii  prescribed  by  Rule.3- 
Diameter  of  journal  must  be  stated.  ^ 


ftEPAIRING  AND  SETTLING  FOR  FOREIGN .  CARS. 

Rule  15 — Foreign  cars  if  damaged  shall  be  promptly  repaired 
by  the  Company  causing  the  damage ;  sUch  repairs  shall  be 


WhMis  uid 
axle*,  ternM 
to  benied 
in  rendering 
bills. 


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thoroughly  made^  and  the  work  shall  conform  in  detail  to  the 
original  construction  (provided  it  can  be  deterihined  from  the  car 
It'self),  and  with  the  same  quality  of  material  originally  used; 
nc*^  standard  parts  may,  however,  be  used  if  agreed  to.; 

KufcE  16— Wheels  on  the  same  axle  must  be  of  the  same 

circumference.  • 

New  Wheels  must  not  be  mated  with  second-hand  wheels. 

Prick-punching  or  shimming  the  wh^^el  iit    must    not   be 

allowed.  -^  *  . 

Wheels  applied  must  be  marked  on  inside  with  dateof  appli- 

catioQi^ 

*  The  wheel  seats  of  foreign  axles  must  not  be  reduced  to  tit 
wheelsj  but  th6  wheels  must  be  bored  to  ^t  axles. 

Rule  IT— The  sills  other  than  centre  sills  to  wliich  di:aw  tim- 
bers are  attached,  may  be  spliced  once  and  held  by  three  f-inch 
bolts,  as  shown  below.  .»       * 


Repairing 
can  witli 


'fit 


mate 


Repairing 
can  with 
wrong 
materials, 
defect  cards 


-Foreign 
cars 

destroyed, 
repairing, 
etc. 


I 


The  splice  may  be  located  either  side  of  body  bolster,  but  the 
nearest  point  q\  any  splice  must  not  be  ,within  12  inches  of  same. 

Rule  18— Any  CoiA|fny  repairing  foreign  cjirs  with  wrong 
mateml,  and  not  in  con^iance  with  Rules  15, 16  and  17,  shall  be 
Kable  for  the  cost  of  changing  such  car  to  the  original  standard, 
or  to  the  requirements  of  Rule  17. 

Rule  19— A  Company  using  wrong  materials  in  such  repairs, 
shall  place  upon  the  car,  at  the  time  and  place  that  the  wqrk  is 
done,  a  defect  card,  which  defect  card  shall  pass  the  car  ba(^  to 
the  owning  road. 

Rule  20— When   either  the   bodies  or  trucks  of  cars  are 
Jfetroyfed  on  a  foreign  road,  the  owners  must  be  notified  imme- 
diately^ 

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basis  of 
settlement. 


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The  Company  destroying  bodies  or  trucks  shall  have  its  option  j 
whether  to  rebuild  or  settle  for  same.      '  i 

Rule  21— If  the  Companj^  destroying  the  car  elects  to  rebuild,    FcH^i«n 
either  body  or  trucks,  or  both,  the  original  plan  of  construction    rebuudin^, 
mist  be  followed,  and  the  original  kind  and  quality  of  materials  i  doing  wori. 
used     The  rebuilding  must  be  completed  withm  60  days  from  i 
the  original  date  of  damage  or  destruction.     In  such  cases  no 
allowance  shall  be  made  for  bettemaents.  -*  , 

Rule  22^The  settlement'pricesior  new ^iws^and  trucks  shall    Ip^ 
be  as  follows :  . 

,  Box  car,  eight-wheel,  32  feet  long  and  over . . ......... .  $450  00 

•    «  "  under  32  feet  long...,   •-•   •   430  00 

Stock  car,  eight-wheel  32  feet  long  and.over "  "to-  on 

Stock  car,  eight-wheel,  under  32fedt  long t:^  ^^  ' 

Gondola  car,  eight-^heel,  Droj^tom,  20  tons  or  over  400  00 
<;  «     '  '«        V    .  15        "   or  less.  37o  00 

hop^r  bottom,  25  tons  or  over  450  00 
u   /  20        "    (Jver  425  00 

,     «  15         "    Jess.  400  00 

plain,  32  feet  long  or  over  ....  350  00 

plain,  under  32  feet 325  00 

Flat  car,  eight-wheel,  plain,  32  feet  long  or  over 300  00 

«  «'       '       "under  32  feet 290  00 

Box  car,  four-wheel. .. .......  v oL  On 

Coal  car,  four-wheel,  ordinary •  ^^^  ^/ 

Gondola  car,  four-wheel,  drop  bottom -WU  uu 

Trucks,  car,  four-wheel,  1  pair. 200  00 

Depreciation  due  to  age  ehaU  be  estiaaated  at  6  per  cent,  per 
annunt,  upon  the  yearly  depreciated  value  of  bodies  and  trucks, 
provided,  however,  that  allowances  for  depreciation  shall  m  no 
case  exceed  60  per  cent  of  the  value  new.  ■ 

Refrigerator  cars  and  other  freight  cars  designed  for  special 
purposes,  not  specifically  referred  to^above,  shall  be  settled  for  at 
special  rates,  as  may  be  agrefMi  to  by  the  parties  in  interest,  but 
the  deduction  for  depreciation  due  to  age  shall  be  on  tlie  same 
basis  as  for  Regular  freight  equipment  cars. 


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destroyed, 

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materia^. 


Bills  for 
work  done, 
basis. 


Leased  cars, 
treatment 
of  In  bilis. 


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RcLB  23-r-lf  only  the  body  of  a  car  is  destroyed  anii  the 
Companj^estroying  it  elects  to  return  the  trucks,  they  shall  be 
put  in  good  order  and  delivered  free  of  freight  or  other  charges 
to  the  nearest  point  on  the  road  o"f  the  Company  owning  thp  car. 


FURNISHING  MATERIAL  AND  BILLING  WORK  DONE. 

Rule  24 —Companies  shall  promptly  furnish  to  each  other 
upon  requisition,  and  forward  free  ovier  their  own  road,  ijiaterial 
for  repairs  of  their  cars  injured  upon  foreign  lines.  Requisitions 
for  such  material  shall  state  that  it  is  for  repairs  of  cars,  and  give 
numbering  arid  lettering  of  such  cars  when  possible. 

Rule  25 — Bills  for  work  done  on  defect  cards  or  for  material 
furnished  on  requisition  shall  be  on  the  basis  of  the  following 
charges  and  credits :     '  .       ' 


Material. 


Cast  Iron per  lb. 

Malleable  Iron " 

Bolts,  Nuts  and  Forgings 

Cast  Steel " 

Brass  Journal  Bearings " 

Phosphor  BroBze  Bearings! " 

Pine  (Yellow,  White  or  Norway) jier  ft. 

Oak " 

Labor per  hr.  ^ 

1  Box  or  Stock  Car,  Side  Door 

1  Box  05  Stock  Car,  End  .Door 


Xo  percentage  to  be  added  for  either  niaterial  or  labor. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

Rule  26 — In'  rendering  bills  leased  cars  shall  be  treated  as 
belonging  to  Railway  Companies  whose  name  or  initials  they 
bear. 


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Rule  27*-'EMPb  mutual  advantage  of  Railway  Coiiipanies 
intei-ested,  tlie  settlehient  for  a  car  damaged  or  destroyed  on  a 
private  track  shall  be  assumed  by  the  Railway  Company  deliver- 
ing the  car  upon  such  track. 

Rule  28 — Any  Ra,ilway  Company  may  become  a  party  to  this 
Code  of  Rules  by  giving  notice  through  one  of  its  General 
Officers  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Master  Car-Builders'  Association. 

Atiy  Railway  Company  which  is  a  party  to  this  Code  of 
Rules  shall  be  bound  by  same  through  its  successive  revisions, 
until  one  of  its  general  officers  files  with  the  Secretary  of  the 
Master  Car-Builders'  Association  its  notification  of  withdrawal. 

Acceptance  or  rejection  of  this  Code  of  Rules  must  be  as  a 
whdle,  and  no  exception  to  an  individual  rule  or  rules  shall  be 
valid.  - 

lluLE  29 — The  Executive  Committee  of  the  Master  Car- 
Builders'  Association  shall  receive  and  consider  all  changes, 
amendments  and  additions  to  this  Code  of  Rules  which  may  be 
proposed  to  them  during  the  year,  and  shall  report  all  such  pro- 
posals to  the  Association  at  the  time  6f  the  Annual  (Convention 
and  revision,  with  their  recommendations  in  reference  to  same. 
In  case  of  any  dispute  or  question  arising  under  these  rules 
the  same  may,  by  mutual  consent,  be  referred  to  the  Executive 
Committee,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  decide  the  case.  This 
decision  shall  be  final  and  binding  upon  811  parties  concerned. 

RuLfi  30 — In  the  revision  of  these  Rules  by  the  Association, 
each  Railway  Company  shall  be  entitled  to  one  vote  for  each 
1000  8-wheel  cars  (or  major  part  thereof)  owned,  or  in  process  of 
purchase.  Two  4-wheel  cars  shall  count  as  one  8-wheel  car.  A 
two-thirds  vote  shall  be  necessary  for  adoption. 

Rule  31— Tliis  Code  of  Rules  shall  take  effect  August  1, 1886, 
and  shall  be  introduced  for, discussion  and  revision  at  one  session 
of  the  "Master  Car-Builders'  Association  Convention  each  year. 


Care 

destroyed 

on  prirate 

eiding*, 

aettlement 

for. 


Conditlona 
of  paitici-  >^^ 
pation  in 
Code  of 
Rules.       . 


Rules,  revia- 
ion  of,     ' 
duties  of 
Kxecntive 
Committee, 
M.  C.  B. 
Aas'n. 


^Rulee,reTi8- 
ion  of  baeia 
of  voting. 


Itu'ei),  in 
effect  Aug. 

iBt,  1880. 


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14 


LIST    OF   RAILROAD    COMPANIES 
Which  have  Adopted  the   Codb;  of   Kulbs  GovEBNlNC^   tHE 

COXD^TION   OF,    AJSTD     KepAIBS     TO,    FbEIG|HT     CarS     FOB    THE 
~      InTEECHANGE  OF  Tkaffic. 


be  made  of 
cipde.     \/   the 


Atchison,  Topeka  &  Sanfa  F4. 

Baltimore  and  Ohio. 

Boston  &  Albany. 

Boston  &  Maine. 

Boston,     Hoosac      Tunnel    & 

BuflEalo,  New  YorJcA  PhJla. 

Burlington,  Cedar  Rapids  & 
Nortliem. 

Canada  Southern. 

Central  Iowa. 

Central  Vermont. 

Champaign  &  Havana. 

Chesapeake,  Ohio  &  South- 
western. 

Chesapeake  &  Ohio. 

Chicago,  Burlington  &  Kansas 
City. 

Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy. 

Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul. 

Chicago,  Rock  Island  «fe  Pacific. 

Chicago,  St.  Louis  &  Pittsbui-g. 

Chicago,  St  Louis  &  Western. 

Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis 
&  Omaha. 

Chicago  &  Alton. 


The  folloioing  is  as  complete  d  list  as  can  now 
the  companies  loJdch  have  adopted  the  (move 
names  of  any  railroad  companies  tvhich  har^e  adopked  the\ules 
are  not  included  in  the  following  kst,  the  oncers  of  such  compa- 
nies are  requested  to  notify  the  Secretary  of  thej  Master  Car- 
Builders'  Assdciation,  so  that  tJie  kames  of  iuch  companies  may 
be  included  in  the  list  hereafter :  v      -     ,  /  1 

Chicago  &  Crranja  Trunk. 

Chicago  &  Iowa 

Cincinnati,;  Waediin^ton  &  Bal- 
timore.      X 

Cleveland,  Columbus,  Cincin- 
nati &  Indianapolis. 

ClevelandJ  Mt.  Yerfion&  Del- 
aware. / 

Cleveland  &  Marietta. 

Cincinnati  Southern. 

Connecticut  River., 

Cunlberland  Valley. 

Delawal-e,  Lackawanna  &  West- 
ern. 

Delaware  &  Hudson  Clnal  Co. 

Detroit,  Grand  Haven  &  Mil- 
waukee. 

Detroit,  Lansing  &  Northern. 

Des  IV^oines  &  Fort  Dodge. 

East  jTennessee,  Virginia  ife 
Gedrgia. 

Fitchburg. 

Flint  &  Pere  Marquette. 

Grand!  Trunk  &  Great  Western 
Division. 

Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe. 


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Hannibal  &  St  Jqsephv 

Hartford  &  Connecticut  West- 
em.  -.  , 

Housatonic. 

Houston  &  Texas  Central..-* 

Illinois  Central. 

Indiana,  Blopmington  &  West- 
em. 

Indianapolis  &  St.  Louis. 

Intercolonial  of  Canada. 

International  &  Great  North- 
ern. 

Kansas  City,  Fort  Scott  &  Gulf. 

Kansas  City,  St.  Joseph  '& 
Council  Bluff.  1 

Lake  Erie  &  Western. 

Lake  Shore  &  S|ichigan  ^outh- 
ern.  -   '•  /' 

Lehic^h  VaUe^.  I  / 

liouisville,  Lv^sville/  &  St. 
Louia  I  / 

Louisville,  New  Albpiy  &  Chi- 
cago. .  / 

LouisYille  &  Nashville. 

Maine  Central.  / 

Marquette,  Houghton  &  On- 
tonagon. 

Mexican  Central. 

Micliigan  Central. 

Milwaukee,  Lake  Shore  & 
Western. 

Missouri  Pacific. 

Minneapolis  &  St.  Louis. 

Minnesota  &  Northwestern. 

New  York  Central  &  Hudson 
River. 

New  York  Citv  &  Northern. 

New  York,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis. 

New  York,  Lake  Erie  &  West- 
em.  ^"\^    - 

New  York,  New  Ha,ven  '& 
Hartford. 

New  York,  Ontario  &  Westerp. 

New  York,  Pennsylvania  & 
Ohio.  ^ 

New  York,  West  Shore  &  Buf- 
falo. 


New  York  &  New  England. 

New    York,    Susquehanna    & 
Western. 

Norfolk  &  Western. 

Northern  Pacific. 

Old  Colony.  ' 

Ohio  &  Mississippi.  / 

Ogdensburgh    &;  L^ke  Cham- 
plain.  / 

Pennsylvania  Company. 

Pennsylvania  Pailm)ad. 

Pennsylvania    &  /New    York 
Canal  and  Kailroad  Co. 

Peoria,  Decatur  &  Evansville. 

Petersburg.  I 

Pittsburg,    Cinciiinati     &  'St.? 
Louis. 

Pittsburg  &  Lake  Erie. 

Philadelphia  &  Beading. 

Providence  &  Worcester. 

Richmond,  Pred^ricksburg    & 
Potomac.  I 

Richmond  &  Danl^ille. 

Rochester  &  Pittsburg. 

Rome,  Watertow^  &  Ogdens- 
burg.    '  ■ 

St.  (Paul  &  Dulttth. 

St.  i  Joseph  &  Grai^d  Island. 

Saginaw  Valley  &  St.  Louis.^ 

Seaboard  &  Roanc^e. 

Shenango  &  Allegheny. 

Sqluthem  Central. 

T^rre  Haute  &  Indianapolis. 

Tfexas.  Pacific. 

'foledo,  Cincinnati  &  St.  Louis. 

Toronto,  Gray  &  Bruce. 

Troy  &  Boston.  . 

Union  Pacific. 

Virginia  Midland. 

Western  Car  Co. 

Western  Maryland. 

Wilmington,  Columbus  &  Au- 
gusta. 

Wilmington  &  Northern. 

Wilmington  &  Weldon. 

Wisconsin  Central.    ' 

West  Jersey. 


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